We have had dozens of new books in recently and not just your average run of the mill ones either. We now have some very interesting and visually appealing pop up books, graphic novels and colouring books. Many students have been colouring in very intricately and had there work displayed. Others have been engrossed by the pop up books like One Red Dot where you must search for the red dot on every page. Many students have also been enjoying the graphic novels with many of the novels tackling serious issues and having important messages for us all.

Remember if there is a book you would like to see in our Library all you need to do is come and talk to me and I’ll endevour to get it in for you.

Welcome to Book Week 2015! This year we have a variety of activities happening. We have famous Australian author Phillip Gwynne coming to speak to all the Year 10s about his amazing life and his experiences as an author. Lauren Nicolle Taylor is also making a visit talking about her new projects and inspiring the Year 8s to continue their love of reading and writing.

We have lit up the Library and also have competitions on the go including ‘guess that book in the jar’ and ‘get caught reading’. There are lots of prizes on offer so come in and have a go!

Daughter of a Malaysian nuclear physicist father and an Australian doctor mother, Lauren Nicolle Taylor was expected to follow the science career path. And she did, for a while, completing a Health Science degree with Honors in obstetrics and gynecology. But there was always a niggling need to create which led to many artistic adventures.Lauren married her high school sweetheart at 24. They had their first child the following year. The next six years of her life were taken up with caring for her three children. She found out early on that being a parent could be as devastating as it is wonderful. Her first two children developed life-threatening conditions. At four weeks her son developed pyloric stenosis and two years later, at eight months of age, her daughter contracted meningococcal disease. Many surgeries and some very scary hospital stays later Lauren’s third child was born and her parents cross their fingers and thank the gods that, so far, she hasn’t needed any life-saving surgery! Her son (8) and two daughters (6) and (3) are now happy, mostly healthy and extremely boisterous.When Lauren hit her thirties and her children’s health problems began to settle, she started throwing herself into artistic endeavors, but was not entirely satisfied. The solution: Complete a massive renovation and sell their house so they could buy their dream block of land and build. After selling the house, buying the block and getting the plans ready, the couple discovered they had been misled and the block was undevelopable. This left the family of five homeless.Taken in by Lauren’s parents, with no home to renovate and faced with a stressful problem with no solution, Lauren found herself drawn to the computer. She sat down and poured all of her emotions and pent up creative energy into writing The Woodlands.Family, a multicultural background and a dab of medical intrigue are all strong themes in her writing. Lauren took the advice of ‘write what you know’ and twisted it into a romantic, dystopian adventure!

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https://stjohnslibrary.wordpress.com/2014/08/06/ebooks-available/#respondWed, 06 Aug 2014 00:57:46 +0000http://stjohnslibrary.wordpress.com/?p=189From Friday August 8 we will have access to our own Overdrive eBook collection. Students will be able to log in to our Overdrive site using their school network usernames and passwords and borrow an eBook. Project Gutenberg eBooks are also searchable making thousands of classics easily accessible. All eBooks are perfect for reading on any device whether it is a slate, smart phone or laptop.

The eBooks will be part of our new Oliver Library System and remember with eBooks they can’t be lost, damaged or become overdue!

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https://stjohnslibrary.wordpress.com/2014/08/06/new-library-management-system/#respondWed, 06 Aug 2014 00:38:09 +0000http://stjohnslibrary.wordpress.com/?p=185We have a new Library Management system for St John’s. It is a vast improvement over the old one and integrates with our new Overdrive eBook collection. Users can log in and see their borrowings, renew the resources they have out, reserve items, submit book reviews and make requests.

The home screen includes reading lists, new books available and Library news and When searching results include ClickView videos and Overdrive eBooks.

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https://stjohnslibrary.wordpress.com/2014/05/06/knitting-club-going-strong/#respondTue, 06 May 2014 07:17:15 +0000http://stjohnslibrary.wordpress.com/?p=182Knitting Club is alive and well. The group meets on a Tuesday and Thursday at lunchtimes but knitters can be spied somewhere in the Library almost every lunchtime. Come in and knit or crochet and have a chat. All welcome!

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https://stjohnslibrary.wordpress.com/2014/02/24/weve-expanded/#respondMon, 24 Feb 2014 04:02:52 +0000http://stjohnslibrary.wordpress.com/?p=177There used to be a wall between the camera and the book stacks. The new area of the Library used to be a class room but is now the new year 11 & 12 study area. Soon couches and seats will arrive to furnish the other half of this space. This will be a relaxing space where any student can go to quietly read, use their computer or listen to music.
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